Daniel meets with Victoria's divorce attorney and gives the dirt on Conrad and tips them off to the SEC investigations. Victoria is grateful since she will get what's hers and he won't have to propose to Emily. But guess what? He's still gonna propose so get over it, Victoria.
Emily goes to see Jack and 'Fauxmanda' since they have returned from their trip to Atlantic City. Emily retrieves 'Fauxmanda' for breakfast to fill her in on Treadwell's house burning. Emily tells her that Victoria is the suspect but warns her that Victoria is after her so she needs to head out of town before Victoria pins it on her or worse, Jack. 'Fauxmanda isn't scared and refuses to bug. There goes your last chance, sweetie.
Declan arrives at the Inn to have breakfast with Charlotte and her Dad. Conrad reveals that he would like to help him and offers him a chance to go to private school with Charlotte on Conrad's dime if he keeps his grades up. He's appreciative for being Charlotte's support system and this is his thank you. A package is delivered to Conrad, a flash drive that asks him to open it in private so he ignores Declan's thank you's.
At the mediation, the divorce attorneys go at it, legal jargon yada yada yada. Bombshell, Conrad reveals the video where David says that Charlotte isn't Conrad's daughter who was named after David's favorite Aunt. They order a paternity test and if Charlotte isn't Conrad's he will DESTROY her and take the Grayson name from her. Cue dramatic music and title sequence!
Victoria's attorney is PISSED! She immediately suspects 'Fauxmanda' of burning Treadwell's house down and sabotaging her. She instructs Ashley her party planner/slave to get Fauxmanda to the house for tea immediately. Conrad pays Charlotte a visit and finds her hairbrush which he takes some hair for DNA. (Am I the only person in the world who cleans out my hairbrush?)
At Fauxmanda/Jack's place, Emily places setup evidence. She finds a love note between Fauxmanda and Jack and gets jealous. Jack is home though and they chat. He tells her she was summoned to the Graysons for tea and Emily inquires to the seriousness of their relationship. He loves her and Emily warns him to be careful...you know, because there's a 'storm' coming in quickly. (I totally get symbolism.)
Tea at the Graysons, Victoria is killing Fauxmanda with kindness. But she doesn't waste any time and asks Fauxmanda if she really told Treadwell that Victoria had an affair with David Clarke. She tells Fauxmanda that she doesn't believe that she is actually Amanda Clarke. Victoria asks if she set the fire, Fauxmanda asks if she did. She goes to leave and Victoria commands her to stay. But she doesn't take orders and leaves. Attorney appears and takes Amanda's spoon for DNA so they can see if she really is Amanda Clarke. However, the other DNA test is back...and Conrad is not the father.
Ashley arrives to tell Daniel that Conrad is on his way over as a heads up. She notices the ring and asks if he's going to propose to Emily. Ashley is less than enthusiastic and Daniel asks why she's not her best friend anymore. Ashley supports him.
The attorneys meet again and even though Charlotte is not his daughter, Conrad agrees to not revoke her trust fun. Victoria is grateful. But Conrad is pretty much done with mediation after that. Conrad wants to speak with her in private. He gives her the options 1, she accepts his settlement offer or 2, he tears her through the media about her affair with a known terrorist. Ashley overhears everything.
Jack calls Fauxmanda out on her bitchiness and she confesses that Victoria accused her of burning down Treadwell's house. And Emily even warned her it was going to happen. Nolan creates a distraction so Jack has to leave and Nolan warns her to shut her mouth about Emily and to keep Jack out of the situation.
Charlotte goes to Conrad to thank him once again for helping Declan. She notices that he's upset and asks what Victoria has done this time. Conrad lets her know that he's going to be around less and less and it isn't practical for her to live with him and that she should live with Victoria. She runs out in a tantrum.
Daniel surprises Emily with a candlelight dinner on the deck of the boat where they first met. He thanks her for everything and even though they notice the storm coming in (in your face symbolism) he continues his proposal...in the rain. (Oh Daniel, you're so damn sweet, please don't really die.) Even though it's foreboding, it's adorable. (Big week for proposals in my TV life.) She is overwhelmed, but says yes immediately. Is it real because she actually has fallen for him or is it a yes because she still needs him in her scheme? Or somewhere along the line have the two merged? And they kiss in the rain. I do miss summer rain storms on the East Coast...
They arrive back at Grayson Manor and announce their engagement to Victoria. She's startled but touched that they came to her first. She extends an olive branch and expresses her icy congratulations.
At the bar, Ashley arrives and Nolan notices she's visibly upset. Ashley confesses that she ditched Emily to show loyalty to Victoria and it was probably a giant mistake. She reveals to Nolan and Jack that Emily and Daniel are engaged. Nolan is surprised, Jack is visibly upset and Fauxmanda is across the bar rejecting advances from a handsome stranger.
Daniel goes to Conrad to announce his engagement. Conrad thinks it's a scheme for Daniel to get his share of the company but Daniel tries to appeal to the romantic side and that's why he proposed. Conrad pours his heart out about his heartbreak over his divorce and her affair with David and her big secret. Daniel inquires, but he encourages him to ask his mother.
Charlotte arrives at Emily's looking for Daniel. Charlotte is confused as to why her Dad kicked her out. And then she realizes that Emily just got engaged to her brother and Charlotte is thrilled because she's always wanted a sister. Oh Charlotte, sweet Charlotte.
Victoria's attorney arrives and Fauxmanda's DNA matches Charlotte's DNA so they are indeed half-sisters. (Huh?) He's about to resign when Victoria fires her.
Upstairs from the bar, Jack discovers handsome stranger going through Fauxmanda's stuff and stealing all of Treadwell's tapes. He tries to stop him but the stranger kicks the shit out of him.
Nolan arrives at Emily's and tells him that Jack was beaten up. Emily blames Victoria but Nolan assures her that it's Emily's fault and chastises her for so much collateral damage. He congratulates her on her engagement.
Under a pier, Emily meets up with Victoria's attorney who, as it turns out, has been working for Emily all along. She asks what happened as she told him that Jack was off limits but he tells her Victoria got to Jack, not him. In a flashback, the attorney tells Emily that he was loyal to her father. He switched the DNA sample to prove to Victoria that Fauxmanda was Amanda. He warns her that she's in over her head and he's out now because Victoria fired him.
Emily goes to visit Jack who is badly injured and apologizes quietly to him while he sleeps. Is that guilt? Are you feeling guilty, Emily? She finds Fauxmanda and tells her the truth that the Graysons framed her father and are the guilty ones in everything. (I thought she already knew all of this?) She reveals her plan to Fauxmanda and tells her that now she and Jack are both in danger and they both need to get the hell out of town before something worse happens. Fauxmanda still cares deeply. Emily gives her a new phone and papers but Fauxmanda doesn't want to leave Jack. Emily says she'll take care of it.
Daniel goes to Victoria and asks her what the big secret is. Victoria is scared to tell him but he coaxes it out of her and she tells him that Charlotte is, in fact, not Conrad's daughter...David Clarke is. Which theoretically...would that mean Daniel is now engaged to his half-sister's sister? Ew. But Daniel comforts her as she implies that David raped her. Wow...a new low.
The next day on the beach, Emily comes to see Nolan to tell him that Fauxmanda has finally gone. Nolan is still pissy though. She's not stopping her plan but after what happened to Jack, she wants to pause and regroup so that no one else gets help. Maybe there's a better way to level Victoria than to marry her son. She's going to break off the engagement. Nolan is impressed.
Declan is caring for Jack and has the unfortunate task of letting him know that Fauxmanda has gone. (Yay, a use for Declan) As Jack's melting down, the camera sees one tape that stranger left under his bed. At home, Victoria puts the stolen tapes in the safe. Charlotte arrives back home but has no interest in a reconciliation with Victoria. She flashes back to when she found out she was pregnant which happened to be the night that they had David arrested and her immediate regrets about the situation. Apparently she and Conrad were on the outs but that night she asked him back.
Emily goes to end her engagement with Daniel. Before she can, he tells her about Conrad not being Charlotte's father...David Clarke is. Emily asks if Charlotte knows but she's clearly the only one in the dark. Daniel tells Emily that David Clarke raped Victoria. Emily is floored at the new low and suddenly there is new life in her revenge plan. The engagement is on, she sets the wedding date for June and Victoria is going DOWN!
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